The Sun. — London, England, 1838-04-05 00:00:00

111411 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO- MORROW. Arning ..... 55 minutes after II I Evening 0 minutes after 0 i!,4" EGR O. E M ANCIPATION. At. a PUBLIC MEETING, held in the Great Room, I:zeter Ha il, on Wednesday, April 4; "If he most Noble the Marquis of CLANRICARDE in the Chair ; *)n the rriotion of Sir C. STYLE, Bart., M.P., seconded by WIL LI', EWART, Esq., supported by JOHN SCOBLE, Esq. ; 1. I .l ,iat in the judgment of this Meeting the question of negro irsaaw..ipation did not receive the full consideration of the House of ifkar,mons, in their recent debate upon Sir George Strickland's Siltation, inasmuch as that debate was abruptly terminated when the arguments and speakers were alike unexhausted, and that for this Teason, connected with the great moral principle of these proceed , ngs, this Meeting regards it as a matter of great importance, that *he public mind should be, without . delav, informed of the fallacious sand delusiv e c h aracter of the statements made in defence of the sys *em of negro apprenticeship. eOn the "Aotion of CHARLES LusuiNczoN, Esq., M.P., seconded by t I .Le Rev. THOMAS MoRGAN, of Birmingham, supported by ANIEL O'CONNELL, Esq., M.P., and the Rev. JOHN BUR ..IST; '2. 1 hat this Meeting solemnly denies the existence of any con tract which should restrain the British public from seeking the im mediate abolition of the negro apprenticeship. -moved by R. K. GaEvir.i.r, Esq., LL.D., seconded by the Rev. WILLIAM M. BUNTING; 3. That notwithstanding the obstacles to be encountered, this aleetin g resolves, by every Legitimate and Constitutional means, lo prosecute the great object they have in view, and should that ob ject not be gained at the period proposed by the friends of the negro race, this Meeting avow their decided and unhesitating conviction, that the responsibility of that postponement, and of any disastrous mutts which may thence ensue, devol.Ne upon Her Majesty's Go wernment and the British Parliamet, who have the power of pre -venting such consequences, by th.e immediate extinction of the pre sent system. Moved by W. T. BLASE, D",q. seconded by GEO. THOMSON, Esq. 4. That this Meeting 'strongly repudiates every measure which will not have the effee' of securing entire and immediate freedom to the negro popul2:cion in our Colonies, because such measures will otherwise sanctiv a and continue slavery. Moved by tl',e Rev. JAMES PRINGLE, seconded by G. W. ALEXANDER, Esq. ; 5. That this Meeting, deeply impressed with a sense of thankful ness to Almighty God for the progress which our cause has hitherto made and relying upon the continuance of the Divine aid for the Ac',omplishment of their object, recommends to the Christian friends bf our suffering negro brethren earnest and persevering prayer, in connexion with every Constitutional effort, for their immediate and complete deliverance from cruel bondage. _Moved by W. GtovF.R, Esq., seconded by . SAMUEL LLOYD,Esq. ; 6. That this Meeting cannot but recognize, in the introduction by the Right Hon. Lord Brougham into the Upper House of Par liament of a Bill for the Extinction of the Apprenticeship System on or before the I st of August next—conduct which demands from this Meeting an expression of their warmest acknowledgments, and that they respectfully and earnestly appeal to the Members of that -august Assembly for their support of Lord Brougham's Bill. Moved by W. ALLEN, Esq., seconded by Josu. STURGE, Esq. ; 7. That this Meeting gratefully acknowledges the noble and philanthropic conduct of the 3fost Noble the Marquis of Sligo, manifested by his declaration in the House of Lords, made in the following words, "That whether the Bill then under consideration passed or not, there should not be a single slave on his estate after the Ist of August next." And this Meeting would express their desire that this wise and righteous example of prompt and voluntary manumise,on may be extensively followed. Moved by R. T. CADBURY, Esq., seconded by Dr. Mugu EL ; 8. That an expression of our most unqualified approbation and respect be offered to Sir George Strickland, Bart., and Joseph Pease, E sq ,, the Hon. mover and seconder of the resolution for the extinction of Negro Apprenticeship on the Ist of August next, and tr., the other 215 Hon. Members who voted with them on this ocersion. CL A NRICARDE. WILLIAM ALLEN, Esq., having taken the Chair, - .Resolved, on the motion of W. T. BLAIR, Esq., and carried by acclamation 9. That respectful and cordial thanks be tendered to the altos,, Noble the Marquis of Clanricarde for presiding over the Meeting, and for the important service which he has rendered, and at this momentous crisis is rendering, to the cause of humanity and justice by his decided and zealous advocacy of the immediate ter mination of Negro Apprenticeship. WILLIAM ALLEN. NEW SYSTEM of SLAVERY and the FRAUD upon the BRITISH NATION, EXPOSED in the WEEKLY TRUE SUN of the Bth of April. The publication of THE Sur.; NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. WITH FITCH " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. • Aat ilo 4 dr, _ Tat, r cib • LONDON : THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1838. The reports which have of late gone abroad, that the Revenue would fall off considerably this quarter, are not without foundation. The accounts are made up to day, and they will show, we understand, a defalcation as compared to the corresponding Qwrter of last year. One reason for this probably is, the lateness of the season, which has impeded many operations. Another and more powerful reason is, that the lessons of past years arc not wholly forgotten, and capitalist's consequently are averse from extensive speculation::, while those who do not possess capital cannot easily obtain it to speculate with. A third cause probably is the action of the Bank of England, which for the last eighteen months up to within a few weeks has been curtailing the circulation, and so gradually checking enterprise and step ping traffic, till even that amount of currency which best suits its interest has become more than enough in respect to our limited and drooping trade. But whatever may be the causes, the fact, we regret to say, is certain, that all the great branches of the revenue show a defalcation this Quarter. The public at large will be delighted with the new born virtue of the Tries. They are now all for economy and liberty. Ooe is averse from " Dictators, Czars, and Au tocrats ;" he finds fault with " gorgeous embroidery" and " ostentatious pageantry," and is for " pinching economy" and the " governing without patronage." Another is an e.:,emy to fine saddles, and cannot understand why Lord DURHAM should provide a superb seat for his nether end when he appears in state before the Canadian public. He objects also to splendid apparel, and having been in his time, perhaps:a toady of GEORGE IV., is extremely angry that Lord DURHAM should order a number of new suits, knowing that there is neither a NUGEE nor a STULTZ in Canada. Even smart furniture and fittings are abomina tions in the eyes of the editor of the Morning Post, and though it has now been the custom for many years to line the cabins of our men-of-war with mahogany or Brazil wood, he is quite sure that Lord DURHAM ought to confine his eyes solely to British oak. To see the Tories follow the Republicans in laughing to scorn the externals of Majesty and the trappings of the aristocracy, representing both as a jest and a humbug, such as wits and some philosophers have described them to be, is well calculated to awaken serious, and, in the demo cratic portion of the community, not unpleasant reflections. Since the Tories have become the enemies of extravagance, who will uphold it ? Since they condemn show and splen dour as a means of beguiling the judgment of the public, they must fall into universal disgrace. A greater reform than any we have yet witnessed must surely be in progress. The Tories have become the adherents of republican sim plicity and plainness, and the Bishops are preparing, we hope, to resign their palaces, lay down their equipages and put aside their purple, jewels, plate, and fine linen. When we remember, however, who was the author of the motion which has called forth the latent re publicanism of the Times, the Standard, the Herald, and the Post, we have our suspicions that it is only intended to keep up that system of delusion and fraud by which alone the Tories can exist and thrive. They begin at length to be sensible that the old arts by which they have gulled mankind are seen through, and they are about to try a new scheme. Their splendour has become tawdry ; their magnificent shows, like the music to which a juggler performs his tricks, were only intended to distract attention from their malversations ; and aware that these are now understood, they are determined to sham plainness and honesty. They claim to be downright patriots, and more in love with economy than ever was Mr. HUME. If such a motion as that of the Marquis of CHANDos had been made by Mr. VILLIERS or Mr. GROTE, the world would have admitted his consistency, and thrown no suspicion on his motives ; but we smile with bitter scorn, and ask what we are next to be mocked with, when we find the Marquis of CHANDOS, the great patron and supporter of the Corn laws—that vile scheme for enriching his idle class, by starving the industrious people —proposing, out of pure patriotism, to limit the number of Lord DURNAM's aides-de-camp. The scheme is too bald : the people will at once see that this sudden love of economy and patriotism is all a sham, to answer some despicable party purpose ; and they will only believe that Lord CHANDOS means honestly and patriotically, when he proposes to abolish the monopoly, which he and his class now enjoy, of supplying us with food. We might, perhaps, speak with some more reserve of the Marquis, and of the Members of the House of Com mons generally, had not the whole of them admitted, on the subject of Controverted Elections, that they act from bias, that they disregard their oaths, and promote a party purpose at the expense of truth, honour, and honesty. Now what do they, or can they get, by promoting such a purpose ? A little superiority in Parliament, which may ultimately lead to instal the Outs in office, or keep the Ins securely there. But if the gentlemen of the House of Commons can so forget themselves to obtain this poor party object, will any person blame us for saying that they think much more of their own interest than the public, when they make a law which extorts some millions from the people, through the process of starvation, in order to put something into their own pocket ? Yester day the Times stated something to the effect, that the pro ceedings this Session on the subject of Controverted Elec tions, had inflicted greater disgrace on the House of Commons than ever it had before suffered. But the Times must have forgotten that combination of Le gislators, which it formerly denounced, to tax the bread of the people, in order to save the land-owners from the consequences of their former injudicious speculations. They grasped at land when prices were high, and ❑ow that land has fallen in value the public must be taxed to bear them harmless. This unjust combination to oppress those the representatives are bound to protect, is a far worse disgrace to the House of Commons than even its conduct in con troverted elections ; and we shall believe in the honesty and patriotism of those who made the attack on Lord DUR HAM'S Commission when they come voluntarily forward, and put an end to the tax on the people's food. The Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill was brought up for a second reading last night, and the mover, Mr. FRENcK, was proceeding with a statement of its provisions when the House was counted out by the Hon. Member for Finsbury. This shrinking from a discussion of so important a measure was scarcely fair upon the part of Mr. WAKLEY, especially as four recent Numbers of the Lancet have had leading arti cles abusing the measure, and containing ex parM statement, injurious to its promoters, and to the characters of other in dividuals, which could only be replied to in the House. We trust that when the Bill is again brought forward, Hon. Members will not prevent an examination into its merits by an over punctilious observance of the rules of the House. " Fair play is bonnie play." Mr. GILLON, on Tuesday night, moved for the abolition of the duty on Soap, and certainly advanced many very good reasons in favour of his motion. We think the Hon. Gentleman deserves great praise for the ardour and perse verance which he displays in the cause of the public, and more particularly in those questions which more immedi diately concern the interests of the poorer classes of the community. We cordially approve of the entire abolition of the Soap duty, and object only to the time. It is utterly impossible for the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to remit any tax, however insignificant, at the present mo ment, when the revenue is in so precarious a state. There was, it must be recollected, a deficiency of 655,000/. in the last quarter's income ; and, if the Soap Duty is taken off, away goes another sum of 700,000/. or 800,0001. more, for no substitute was proposed. The repeal of the tax, is there fore, clearly out of the question. Lord SANDON'S modified proposition is little more admissible. The Noble Lord moved as an amendment on Mr. GILLON'S motion, that the duty should be reduced from 1 1 d. to ld. per lb. Now, as far as smuggling is concerned, we doubt whether id. per lb. more or less would make any difference, and it makes a difference of about 250,000/. in the revenue—a considerable sum under present circumstances. It is very true that the reduction of a tax renders it ultimately more productive ; but unfortunately we are so situated that we cannot afford to sacrifice the present to the future. ,Lord SANDON stated that the reduction which he proposed was recom mended by the Commission which sat in 1835. There is some truth, but not the whole truth in this assertion. Lord SANDON does not like to "go the whole hog" in fal sification, as most of his brother Tories do ; but he has no objntion to a little obfuscation of the truth. The Cm missioners did, doubtless, recommend the reduction of the duty, which was then 3d. per lb., to ld ; but they also recommended that the duty should be extended to Ireland. which makes a very material alteration in the financial aspect of the question. A short discussion took place last night in the House of Commons on the second reading of the Scottish Prison Bill being moved. By the Bill as it now stands, power is given to a Central Board of Superintendence to assess the whole country, thus superseding entirely the local autho rities. This is an unconstitutional and dangerous principle, and we are happy to find that it was objected to, though we should have been better pleased if the objection had not been left for Sir R. PEEL to make. A defence of constitutional principles comes with a very bad grace from the Right Hon. Baronet. The framer of the Bill, Mr. R. STEUART, promised that the suggestion thrown out should be attended to in Committee, and the Bill, which is urgently required, was read a second time without. opposition. Mr. SCARLETT edified the House of Commons on Tues day with a three years old grievance sustained by a relative of his in Jamaica, whose slaves had been manumitted by Lord SLIGO. The moment for bringing the subject before the Legislature, though somewhat of the latest, is chosen with some tact. If Mr. SCARLETT has not talent enough to get up a speech against the emancipation of the poor blacks, from the illegal and inhuman thraldom in which they are held, he is willing to do his possible in damaging their cause by a side-wind—by a covert and sly attempt to prejudice the House of Commons against an immediate abolition of the mock apprenticeship. Mr. SCARLETT represents his foresaid relative as completely ruined by the manumission of his negroes, but he takes special care to Ist it also be known that the negroes themselves were no better off, but " became vagabonds upon the face of the earth." The proprietor of the slaves in question has no ground of complaint against any one but himself. He refused or neglected to comply with the regulations prescribed by the Abolition Act, and he suffered the penalty therein also pre scribed. The Act declares that all negroes not registered on or before the first of August, 1834, shall be absolutely free. Mr. P. A. SCARLETT'S negroes were not so regis tered, and they were accordingly set at liberty by an order of the Governor. What is there in this to blame ? If the Hon. Member for Norwich wished really to excite the sympathy of the House, why did he not detail the grievances of the inhabitants of the Grand Caymans, every one of whose slaves were liberated by Lord Sue() on the very same grounds ? Why did he not mention the Maroons, who lost the services of all their slaves in the same way ? Both these parties sustained, it may be supposed, some loss—at least they thought so—but there was no redress for them. The highest legal authorities were consulted, and decided that all unregistered negroes must be set free. The Coronation is at length fixed for Tuesday, June 26, as we communicated last night to all our readers. We have now only to express our wishes that the day may be propitious, and that her MAJEsTY may then see herself surrounded, as the QUEEN of a great and united people, with an equal proportion of the representatives of all classes and conditions of her subjects. W e trust that she will not then, like some of her immediate predecessors, forget that her empire contains men of almost every faith, and will not, by making herself the chief of one sect or one class, con sent to be less than the Sovereign of the whole. It has been stated in some papers that Lord BROUGHAM was lately elected a member of CROCKFORD'S Club. This having been done wholly without his knowledge, Lord BROUGHAM sent to acknowledge the honour intended him, and respectfully declined it. His Lordship never belonged to any Club except BROOKES'S, which he ceased ever to at tend for the last seven years, and from which he withdrew his name in 183.5. He never frequented any gaming Club or Society whatever in his life. The prospectus of the London and Dublin Trades Bank appears in another part of our paper, and is both compre hensive and business-lik e . It is, withal, modest and attrac tive. What confidenc e it deserves, we must allow the reader tojudge forhim-self ; we only direct his attention to it. We are glad to see that Mr. GILLON is to call the at tention of tht House of Commons, on April 30, to the income of the Duke of SUSSEX, in comparison with the income of other members of the Royal Family. We shall not now enter into the merits of this question ; but shall merely remark, that if the Duke of CUMBERLAND deserves one pound from the nation, the Duke of SUSSEX deserves THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1838. one hundred. Tht former, indeed, deserves nothing—the latter has great merits of his own. Notwithstanding all the forebodings of the Chartists in Portugal, and in this country, the Lower House has finished its labours in remodelling the Constitution, without destroying the co-ordinate branch of the Legislature, or stripping the Monarchy of the prerogatives essential to its existence. Though occasionally interrupted by the in trigues of the Court and the Chartists, and strongly urged ' by the ultra-Radical party to adapt it rather for a republic than a Monarchy, they have for twelve months directed their steady attention to the subject, and at last drawn up a second Charter, alike opposed to absolute Monarchy and pure Democracy. The QUEEN has received it from their hands, and in all probability gave her sanction yesterday to the New Charter. We say "in all probability," be cause, however much the Court may be infected by the old leaven of absolutism, or however loath the QUEEN may he to give up prerogatives, which like CHAaLES 1., she believed essential to Monarchy, she cannot with any pros pect of success resist the Constitution as now modified by the Cortes. Two attempts were made to reject it in its original crude state—these attempts were resisted almost unanimously by the National Guards—by a great portion of the army ,and by the people ; and if she has any discreet advisers, she will not make a third attempt, which might terminate, not in the restitution of the old prerogatives, but in the exclusion of her family for ever from the throne. That she has one good adviser we are assured by the ac counts received that BANDEIRA is still to form a leading member of the Cabinet. The conduct of this functionary hitherto has entitled him to the confidence of the Portu guese people. He has steered a middle course between the two ultra parties—he twice defeated the Court and the the Chartists—and unlike the contending leaders in the neighbouring country, used the victory with moderation, and with almost unexampled humanity ; and having acted a distinguished part in remodelling tha Constitution, he took the first opportunity of repressing that radical party, on whom his calumniators said he rested for support, when he found them bent on resisting the Constitution sanctioned by the representatives of the people. This was done al most without a struggle, and dissipated at once all the chimeras raised about the vast power of the Clubs, End tha endless and mischievOus ramifications of secret Societies formed by unprincipled agitators, and exiled republicans. We regard these circumstances as proof of the confidence reposed in him by the Portuguese nation, and as pledges that the Court will follow the advice of a man, who under most trying circumstances has preserved the general tran quillity of the country, and who has shown that his object is not to overturn Monarchy, but to establish a sy stem of Government best adapted to the wants of. the country. We have letters from Madrid of the 26th ult. As a reward for his gallant services, Brigadier FLINTER has been obliged to resign, and General PARDINAS succeeds him in the command of his brave division. PARDINAS is a subordinate worthy of the heroic ESPARTERO, of whose many useless exploits our readers must have a pretty vivid recollection. With regard to the New Loan project, Ministers are threatened with the strongest opposition that the Ultra-Liberal section of the Corteican constitutionally offer to that measure. Nevertheless it is expected to be carried without any serious difficulty. We stated, but a fortnight ago, that General FLINTER, who had been so successful in checking the ravages of BA SILIO in the South of Spain, " would soon be superseded by the intrigues of a- profligate Court," but we did not imagine at the time that the prediction would be so soon fulfilled. In little more than six weeks after the signal victory which he gained over three Carlists chiefs in Toledo, he has been forced to resign, and one of the creatures of ESi'ARTERO—one who, like Eim, has only two objects in view, plunder and a long war—has been appointed to the command in La Mancha. If any doubts remained of the sincerity of this despicable General, who controula the War Department, this last act has put the matter beyond doubt. Instead of fighting the enemy he goes froni fortress to fortress, performing the office of Execu tioner-General on the unfortunate soldiers, who could not repress their discontent at the imbecile and treacherous officers he placed over them ; and when any inferior Com manders, like NARVAEZ and FLINTER, put him to shame gaining a victory, and point out to the country how th e war might be terminated, he allows the Minister-at- War and the Court no rest till the .successful Ge neral is disgraced and superseded. The game line of policy drove Colonel EVANS from Spain, and it has been so long persevered in that no reflecting ob server can doubt for a moment that a vast propor tion of the QUEEN'S Generals and the leading men of whatever party have only one wish—to prolong the war. They can be regarded only as public robbers, and till they meet with the reward merited by such characters there will be no relief for that afflicted country. Having plundered, for the last four years, the people of Spain to such an extent that the resources now begin rapidly to di minish, they have turned their eyes to other countries, and have concocted a scheme for raising a loan for the exclusive use of the army—in other words, for themselves. After all the base returns which England has received at their hands, they will again attempt to rob capitalists here of a fQw more millions, and if they are lucky enough to succeed, they will, as they have hitherto done, put the greater part of the money into their own pockets, and laugh at our credulity. If John Bull lends one penny while such men rule the destinies of Spain, he will indeed be r obbed with his eyes open. The latest adviecs from San Sebastian are of the 27th ult. The remaining remnant of the British Auxiliary Le gion have been incorporated in a " Brigade," and muster about 400 strong, including officers. The'following is a copy of the first " General Order" addressed to the brigade after its incorporation : " St. Sebastian, March 26. " General Order :-1. The auxiliary corps, at present com posed of the Reyna Isabella Lancers and of the artillery, will for the following thefutu officersrebedesigriat are edtheßritish Auxiliary Brigade. 2 . appointed to the same from the Ist March, 1838 :--- " REYNA ISABELLA LANCERS. " To be Lieutenant- Colonel Commandant, W. Wakefield, Br. Col. ; to be Major, Richard Baker ; to be Captains, T. Hargrave, E. Moore, G. Baron Stutterheim, W. Parting ton ; to be Lieutenants, W. Ermatinger, R. Henderson, G. Hardman, R. Courtney ; to be Riding Master, C. Heley ; to be Adjutant, E. Berry ; to be Quartermaster, E. Casey ; to be Surgeon, J. Dorset ; to be Assistant Surgeon, W. Scott; " ARTILLERY. " To be Captain, F. Hampton ; to be Lieutenants, J. Brown, A. Harris, R. O'Connor; to be Second Lieutenants, J. Sparrow, A. Lawson, T. W. O'Brien ; to be Surgeon, W. Lardner ; to be Assistant. Surgeons, J. Kirkwood, R. Docker ; to be Quartermaster, A. Ball. " STAFF. " To be Brigado Paymaster, Lieut.-Colonel W. A. Clarke ; to be Brigade Major, Captain J. M'lntosb, Br. Lt. Col. " The Colonel commanding, at the same time that he feels proud to hare under his orders a body of men tried and dis tinguished in the field, hardy as they are brave, and who, with very few exceptions, even in the late Legion were exemplary for their good conduct i n quarters, notwithstanding the many privations inherent to th e pro f ess i on, hopes within a brief period to lead them to a more fertile and glorious field, where a finer climate and constant occasions of assert ing with even tenfold success their acknowledged superiority over their antagonists will co nso l e t h e past and gild the future. He cannot let pass this opportunity of cordially thanking the corps of officers who have testified t h e i r conf i dence in his direction by remaining in an arduo us serv i ce, which will afford them, he trusts, an ultimate and becomi n g recompense for their constancy and self-devotion to a great and eventually a triumphant cause. (Signed) 4, R. C. DE LA SA USSA YE, Colonel." On the 26th ult. the Alonzo transport sailed from Pas sages with all the officers and men who refused to join the British Auxiliary Brigade. We are not aware of their number. We have received the whole of the Paris Journals of Tuesday. Their contents are more interesting than those of the French Journals of the last week. The following is the continuation of the official bulletin from Africa, of which the first part appeared in The Sun of yesterday " A camp of four battalions, four cannon, and fifty cava l ry, is established on the west of the town, and will insur e t h e tran quillity of this part of the province of Algiers. O n t h e 27th I formed a camp in the east of the plain of M e tij a b . Three battalions occupy, on the heights of Hamisa, the pass of the Gorge of Arbatech. A battalion, placed on the Oued Kad dara, watches the defile which leads from the plain to the ter ritory of the Issers. These operations h ave b een effected with out any opposition from the inhabitants. A s soon as the troops which I expect shall have arrived, I shall march on Belida to complete occupation of the plain." The Committee appointed to report upon the conversion of the Five per Cents, presented their report to the Cham ber on Tuesday. It was drawn up by 111. PASSY ; and, as it is of importance to the holders of French stock, we give the substance of it : " Article 1. The Minister of Finance is authorised to sub stitute for,the Five per Cent. Rentes inscribed in the great book of the public debt other inscriptions at a lower rate of interest, whether he effect it by issuing a new stock or merely by a change in the inscription. The operation cannot be effected unless the holders of the old stock shall have the liberty of choosing between the receipt of 100,francs for every five francs of interest, and the conversion of their Rentes into a new stock. " That as a definitive result a diminution of 70 centimes must be obtained on every five francs interest, and that the nominal capital given in exchange shall not show an augmentation of more than 23 per cent, on the reimbursed sum. " 2. The holders of Five per Cents. shall have the faculty of enjoying their present amount of interest during six years after the half-year following their declaration. In that case the Finance Minister is empowered to convert their Renter, so that a diminution of at least one franc on every five francs interest shall be attained. The new inscription shall set forth the temporary supplement to which they shall be entitled, and which will be paid them, together with the half-yearly divi dends. " 3. The reimbursement of the 5 per Cents., for which the conversion has not been accepted, may be effected by in stalments (series) and shall be binding on the State only to the amount of the capital of the series called in. " Royal ordinances, published at the request of the Minis ter of Finance, and inserted in the Bulletin des Lois, shall re gulate within the provisions of the present law the mode, form, and delays in which the reimbursement and conversion shall take place. " Every holder of Rentes 5 per Cent. who should not have made known his choice before the expiration of the fixed de lay, will be liable to reimbursement. " 4. Independently of the faculty granted by the Ist Arti cle, the Minister of Finance is authorised, in order to effect the reimbursement of the 5 per Cents., to issue Treasury Bonds, and to dispose of the reserved fund owned by the sinking fund. " 5. The portion of the sinking fund affected to the five per cent. Rentes, reimbursed or converted, shall be transferred to the Rentes substituted for them from the date of the in scription of these new Rentes on the great book of the public debt. " The transfer, conformably with the Ist article of the law of the 10th of June, 1833, shall separately indicate the amount of the dotations, and that of the redeemed Rentes. "6. The Minister of Finance shall furnish a detailed ac count of the execution of the present law during the two first months which shall follow the opening of the next session of the Chamber." After M. Pansy had concluded, the House decided that the discussion of the proposed measure should be fixed for Mon day the 16th inst. It is expected thz , t Ministers, without openly declaring against the adoption of this scheme, will take measures se cretly to defeat it. We have little doubt but that they will be supported by a majority of the Chamber. The holders of Hentes are a numerous and influential body, and they will not fail to raise a great outcry against a project which threatens gradually to relieve the nation from a debt which they have a direct interest in perpetuating. The debate on the Report is fixed for Monday week. The Conslitutionnel quotes the following extract from a letter of the 21st ult. from Warsaw. Russia is gradually abolishing every trace of the nationality of Poland : " In a few months•a new law will be put in execution which has just been sent from St. Petersburg. The following are the principal heads :-1. the boundaries between the Govern ments of the kingdoms of Poland and those of Lithuania, anciently incorporated with Russia, have ceased to exist. The inhabitants can pass freely from one country to the other, without asking for passports at Warsaw or St. Petersburgh ; there are to be no more Custom-houses between the Govern ments of Russia and those of Poland. 9. The term of mili tary service for the Polish recruits is to be twenty-three years, as in Russia. The children of married soldiers are to belong to the Government, and are to be placed in its „military schools. 3. The liberty which the Polish peasants enjoy of changing their domicile is abolished ; they are to submit to the same rules as Russian peasants. The paper securities issued by Government in January last have fallen from 500 to 490 florins, while the securities issued by the Constitutional Government previous to 1830 increase in value every day." Annexed are extracts Ben Arach, the Envoy of Abd-el-Kader, arrived at Paris yesterday." Extract from the Report of the Commandant of the Coast of Cantabria General Latre gives the assurance that he will arrive in the capital of the Asturias before the enemy should attempt to march to that city, and that the Count de Luchana is march ing against the enemy with nine battalions." FRENCH FUNDS. -Pam, APRIL 3. Fire per (eats. hlbf. sc. 10e. 30c. 41c. Four and a Half ner Cents. 103 f, .Oc. Four per Cents., lOU f. 75c, l'hre, per Cents., 80f. Be. 55c. 40c. Bank Actions, 2,060£, 'cote ile Naples, 99f. 7i c. 55c. 75c. 70c. Roman Fire per Cents., 102 1 , 4% 102. Spanish Actives, 23• X 24 23N34%7 1 4 ,. Spanish Passives, 5. Spanish Differes, S. Eklgian Loan, Five yer Cents, 104\i„ Belgian Bank, 1,44 if. 50c. 1,445 f. 1,440 f. Portuguese Loan, Threw per Cents. CI. Hay pan Loan, 480 f. 445 f. ILXCYI/1 NOR ON LONDON. One MCITIth, paper, 25f. 50c ; money, 55r. 4714 c. Three months, paper, :25f. 3754 e. ; money, 251. 35c. LAST PRICES. Five pm' Cents. 103 f. 7cc. Three per Cents. SOf. 70c. Bank Actions, 2 , 660 f. Romans, 102. Belgian Loan, 104 1 4 . Belgian Bank, 1,440 f. Portuguese Three per Cents., 21. Hayti.in Loan, 4551. Spanish Actives, 23A. Spanish Passives, 5. Spanish Differes, 8. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I observe in your Second Edition of yesterday an in advertent error, making a remark of mine apply to the Mar quis of Slip, instead of William Alers Hankey. The sub stance of my observation is as follows : " Joseph Sturge, in cordially seconding the vote of thanks to the Marquis of Sligo for his noble and philanthropic con duct in resolving to liberate his negroes on the Ist of August next, stated that he rejoiced to hear Wm. Alers Hankey had promptly followed his example. " If he (Joseph Sturge) had made any statement respecting Wm. Alers Hankey of which he had cause to complain, ho should be most ready to acknowledge it, as he was to bury in oblivion all that this gentleman had published reflecting on his motives and conduct."—l am, respectfully, JOSEPH STURGE. Guildhall Hotel, 4th month, sth, 1838. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY (THIS DAY): TWELVE O'CLOCK. We arc again without any arrivals, with the exception of the usual Continental mails. We have no intelligence of the arrival of the Aare. rican packet-ship from New York being off Holyhead. This causes some anxiety among the American merchants, who are waiting for their remittances by the above vessel; likewise to those who are connected with the Canedas, who are very anxious for further information from that quarter. The French mail does not bring any news of importance ; but A re. port prevailed at Paris that the Spanish Cortes had sanctioned the loan of five millions sterling—this caused the Spanish Stock to improve to 231. FUNDS. Consols opened this morning at the leaving a' prices of yesterday, 93 14 Money, and 93 1 4 buyers for the Account, for next time 93 i i ; Exchequer Bills 63 65 preen; India Bonds 64 66. In the Foreign Market the only business doing at present is in Spa. nish Active, and a little in Portuguese; still the former has rather im. proved, owing to their coming higher from Paris ; closed at 21 i I ; opened at 21 f & ; . Portuguese closed at 301 i ; opened at 301 to 31 ; Three per Cents., 20 ii ; opened 20 i to 21 ; Brazilian 76 77 ; Colom bian 281 i ; Mexican 2711; Dutch 2i per Cents., 53f 1. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock • — India 5t0ek....... 3 per Cent. Red. — Ditto Bonds - 70 pm. 3 per Cent. Con& 93% i% ; South Sea Stock — 3% per Cent.........- .......... . ' Old Annnities — Ditto Red — New Ditto _ New 3% per Cent IOI%U % 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... New 5 per Cent - Exch, Bills, £l,OOO 64 66 pin. Bank Long Annuitiestoexpire Ditto ..... ........500 6l 66 pm. Jan. 5, 1860 - Ditto Small Oct. 10, 1859 — Ditto Commercial - - pm. Jan. 5, 1860 15% Ditto Advertised. - - pm Jan. 5, 1980 — Bank Stock for Account :09% April 5, 1880 ............ ........ -- India Stock for Account — J an• 5, 1870. ....... ... ...... Consols for Acconnt PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds - Peruvian Bonds ..... - Belgian Bonds ..,., - Ditto Account ................ Ditto Account.... ........ - Portuguese Bonds 63% - Brazilian Bonds - Ditto Account 6O Ditto Account - Ditto New Bonds - Buenos Ayres Bonds ..... ....... - Ditto Account .. 33% X Ditto Account ....... ........... -• Ditto, 3 per cent. °034 % ~. bill ism Bonds .0.•••••.•••••... e• •-.. Prussian 80ndi,.,..............,, - Ditto Account ..... Russian Bonds, 182'2 - Colunibian Banda.. ....... ....... - Ditto Account - Ditto Account -.- Ditto Metallic. ........... ...... - .Calumbian Bonds, 1821.,,, 27 Spanish Bonds - Ditto Account Ditto Account - Danish Bonds .....-. ..... ... .74%; Ditto Bonds,lBl4 - Dittn Account ....... -.. Ditto Account ,,, 2114% Greek BOA& •................ - French, 5 per cei1t.......... -4. -c• Ditto Bonds, 1625 - ---- 4 per cent Ditto Account -- 3 per cent. Bll. -r. Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent ... -- Exchange 2sf. 50, Ditto Account ........... ..... ... Dutch, 2% per cent 54 3; 4% Ditto, 6 per cent. , ... Ditto Account - Ditto Account...-. ........... - Ditlo, f, per cent 99% 1 4 Neapolitan... ..... - Ditto Account .. -.......: •" 99 ! A i PRICES7I RICES OF SHARES THIS D4Y AT cltiE O'CLOCK... Anglo Mexlean Mining Company (its. at 5/. prti.) Paid. Per Share. 100 3.1 i Eastern Countieslßailw a y • 3 5 1 B r ighton Railway Comp any " ~.. .... ~.........: ... . London and Southampton Railway Corfipaily 5O 48 London and Southampton (N ew) Railway 5 213 London and Croydon Railway Company • 2O Ditto Scrip 5 Manchester and Birmingham Railway 7 10% 104 Northern and Eastern Railway Company ...... AsOhalte, Claridge's Patent .. ...................... .., 2 1 , 1 1 : 16 15 London Joint Stuck Bank ......... Mexican and South American ........... .... . .... ~ i 3 SLA PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DU . BLIN, APRIL 3. Ditto Reduc e d 3 per Cent. Consols ............. g2% , Grand C ana l D e b s. 6 per cent. 9134 Ditto, 4 per cent. 3,4 per Cent. Stock 99; Hibernian Bank. — Ditto Now, 1430 3% per Cent. Debentures Bank Stock Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock ~.~••„ HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Consols have continued during the morning at 934 for the Account, and 93* 4 for Money; little doing. Exchequer Bills, 64 66 ; Indian Bonds, 70 prem. : Bank Stock for the opening, 2091. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active lower than in the morning, 2li ; Portuguese, 301 ; Three per Cents., 23i ; Colombian, 27 ; in Mexican nothing donnas yet; Danish, 741 ; Dutch Two.and.a.Half, 541. In the Share Market scarce anything doing. (Romig for the Account, 031, THREE O'CLOCK HOUSE OF LORDS.(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear Scotch appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Verulam, and the Bishop of Ripon. HART AND °TITERS, V. FAME AND OTHERS. Their Lordships were occupied the whole of the morning with the arguments in this case, which came before the House upon appeal from the Court of Session, findinOhe appellants, who are writers to the Signet at Paisley, liable to make good certain sums which had been paid by the respondents to compromise an action brought against them by one of their apprentices for false imprisonment. The arguments had not concluded, when the Loan CIIANCELLOR rose, shortly before two o'clock, to attend the Drawing Room. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Lord ABINGIZIL) Corr Pro AND WOUNDING.—Devid Lathom and "Inn Clements were in. dieted, the first for cutting and wounding Cooper, a policeman, and the female for aiding and abetting, habouring and concealing, the other prisoner. Mr. CLARKSON prosecuted, and Mr. PLYNE defended. . , From the evidence of the prosecutor Cooper, and other witnesscs, it appeared that, having to apprehend a man named Pearce, at Uxbridge, in consequence of a drunken riot, on the 9th March last, the prisoner Lathom endeavoured to rescue him, but both were taken in•a the sta. tion-house; when there, Lathom stabbed Cooper with a knife, which he took from his pocket. The female prisoner was by, and encouraged Lathom in the commission of these acts. Hie LORDSHIP was of opinion that there was no evidence to sustain the indictment against the woman. Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury for the prisoner Lathom, contending that Cooper had no right to take Hearce or Lathom into custody. Lord ABINGER—That is not the question. Suppose Cooper had no right to take the prisoner into custody, what right had the prisoner to stab Cooper ? Mr. l'avm3 did not mean to say that the absence of any right on the part of Cooper to take the prisoner into custody, would justify the pri. soner in inflicting wounds that might have been mortal. But he did think that this circumstanse would tend greatly to diminish any pro bability of the prisoner having been actuated by malice in the act of which he had been guilty. Lord ABLIGER in summing up said it was no justification for an un. lawful act, that a man was drunk. If indeed he was so dead drunk as to be utterly impotent and helpless, of course he could not be considered as answerable for his actions. But so long as a man was conscious of his actions ; so long as his understanding had not forsaken him—though undoubtedly a man might, and often did, do things when drunk which he would not when sober—yet he must be considered as amena ble for his actions. The Jury would decide whether, under the circum stances, the prisoner inflicted the stabs on Cooper, knowing that their effect would be to do (in the language of the indictment) some grievous bodily harm. If so, they must find Lathom guilty. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Lathom : and the fe. male Clements was acquitted. NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT,) ROBBERY AT THE E aITISII Museum.--Frederick Saunders, a gen tlemanly-looking young man, was indicted for stealing a shell, ♦alue 305., the property of the trustees to the British Museum, to whom he was a servant. Mr. ADOLPHUS appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Pincers for the prisoner. Mr. AnoLpnua shortly stated the case, and pronounced the shell in question to be a nonpareil. It was of an exceedingly rare and valuable class, so much so that those who had studied this branch of natural his tory were of opinion that there was not such another in the world. Mr. J. E. Grey was then called and stated that he had the care of the shells at the British Museum. The prisoner had been employed in the establishment for the last ten years. Witness purchased the shell now produced at a sale in the year 1836, and deposited it in the Mu seum. Had seen it there two or three months before it was brought back by Mr. Sowerby. Mr. Evans, a dealer in curiosities, residing at No. 284, High Holborn, deposed that he had been in the habit of purchasing shells from the prisoner. Bought three from him on the 12th March, including that now produced. He placed it in the window, where it was seen by Mr. Sowerby. Examined by Mr. PHILLIPS.—Has always stated that he bought the shell from the prisoner. Recollects saying on one occasion, that he pur chased so many shells, he could not tell from whom he had it. He swerved from the truth on that occasion, because the prisoner, whom he had known many years, had told him that he was likely to be prosecuted. Mr. Sowerby deposed that the shell was his before it was purchased by the Museum. His daughter took a drawing of it before he parted with it, as it was a great curiosity. This enabled him to speak positively as to its identity. There was also a hole in ate side of the shell, by which he would easily know it. The shell was worth at least 30s. Mr. PHILIPPS addressed the Jury at great length on behalf of the pri soner, and relied principally on the contradictory nature of the testi mony of Evans, upon which the case for the prosecution wholly depended. Several of the officers of the Institution were then called, and gave the prisoner the highest character for zeal and integrity in the discharge of his duties. The COMMON SERGEANT summed up the evidence. The Jury after a few minutes deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoner, who was affected to tears, thanked them for having vin dicated his character, and protested his innocence of the charge which had been brought against him. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For ,the Week ended March 30, 0338, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat......... b7s. Od. I Oats Barley 29s 7,1. 1 Rye 'Ts. 0.1.1 Pease •23 I ld. MPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat s6i 4d.1 Oats Barley 2Bs. I ld. Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat 3os. 141. I Oats Barley l9s. 10d. Rye - 3d Out of the one hundred and fifty towns from which the averages are taken, the highest weekly average of Wheat was at Guildford, where it was (his. 10 , 1., the lowest at Haverfordwest, where it was 48s. Oct THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Turbot rather higher to-day, the top price being 218.; Cod cheaper, price Is. and 2s. to Bs. and 9s. for large. Lobsters as dear as e►er, and some 7s, each. Mackerel, 4d , and 6d. to Is. and Is. 3d. ; Salmon, 2s. 6d. per lb. ; Soles rather dearer, price 9d. to 3s. and 4s. per pair. HUNGERFORD MARKET. Fish today plentiful and reasonable, except Lobsters, which continue very dear. Butcher's Meat remains much at late quotations, but the demand, owing to milder weather, is not so good. A progressive im provement may be seen in ♦egetables, but they are still dear. Hay and Clover fetch the same money as last quoted. HAY MARKETS. Supplies moderate of all kinds, but still, owing to the backwardness of the season, the demand is good ; prices much as before. Meadow Hay, 85s. to 100 s., according to quality; Clover ditto, 955. to 115 s. ; Straw, 40s. to 425. per load. SILK MARKET. In either Italian or China Silk there is very little doing. Raw and Manufactured also partake of this inactivity—prices are unaltered. FUR AND SKIN DIARKET. Full prices continue to be obtained for these commodities at public sale, and trade continues lively. TALLOW MARKET. P.Y.C. is little better, those received at 535. 6d. on the spot, and 461. 6d. for delivery. METAL MARKET. 763 slabs Banca Tin put up for sale; nearly all bought in at 86s. 6d. Some Peruvian was bought In, 71s. 6d. Iron, Lead, and Copper, present na with no variation in price. The Iron trade in the country is reported to be in a very flourishing condition. BALTIC PRODUCE MARKET. Hemp to the extent of 985 bales of Menillit was bought in at 26/. 10s. to 30/.; and 639 bales of E. I. Jute, at 11/. and 11/. 100. per ton. Pitch, Tar, Ashes, Turpentine, and Timber, are far from being active; but quotations do not ♦ary. rovnTH DAY'S TEA SALE. The sale improveS, and the quantity sold now bears a better propor tion to that put up than it did in the previous days of the sale. The trade come forward better, and there has been a recovery from the %d. per lb. decline in prices which we have before noticed. Quotations are now full up to last sale, and the attendance of the trade continues good. COLOIIIAL MARKETS. Business for consumption now, as well as for export, is very Inactive, indeed, it appears as if it had come to a pause, and the whole market is dull, and, whilst the prices of primary commodities are firm, such at Sugar, for Instance, for consumption, there are some commodities, amongst which Spices may be reckoned, that seem on the verge of a decline. B. P. Sugar sells steadily at former prices; 30s, ie now asked for fine crushed. We have no public sales of any kind of groceries to-day. By private contract there is nothing doing worth notiCe in either Sugar, Coffee, Rice, Cocoa, or Spices. A Government contract for 73,000 gallons of Rum, has made that market a little firmer. The imports continue light For to morrow also, which is one of the principal market-days for Colonial produce, we have very little produce adrertised. The chief is 4,000 bags of Saltpetre, 6,000 bags of Mauritius Sugar, 3,243 bags Bengal Sugar, '2lO bags Brazil Cocoa, 606 bags of Ginger, and a small quantity of Pepper. . _ . We have large Drug sales this evening. Pearl Sago easily obtains 1 2s. 6d. to 14a. for fair and good. The Tories of Bristol, have, we understand, brought actions for perjury against six individuals who supported the Liberal Candidates at the late election. Two of them were tried yesterday, and verdicts of acquittal pronounced. The other four will, without doubt, be also acquitted. The Duchess Countess of Sutherland gave an ele gant dinner on Wednesday evening, in Hamilton-place, to the Master of the Horse and the Countess of Albemarle, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl and Countess of Rosebery, Earl and Countess of Surrey, General Lord William Bentinck, Lord Fitzalan, Hon. Captain Grey, Mr. Henry Luttrell, and Mr. Samuel Rogers. The Italian Opera of Paris closed for the season on Saturday last with the performance of I Pur itani. Grisi, Rubini, Tamburini, and Lablache, took leave of the audience, amidst the most enthusiastic applause and a shower of flowers. Upwards of eighty individuals, men, women, and children, have fallen victims to the small-pox at Worcester since jA nua ry last. The disease is not abated, fatal cases still occurring. " TOPSAIL SHEET BLOCK'S," S te . By THE OLP Samort."—Another sea yarn; and from the pen of a writer whose preceding popularity has shown him to be so clever in the description of naval life, and the drawing of naval characters. TOPSAIL SHEET BLOCKS" ia, however, far from being altogether an oceanic tale; on the contrary, plots and crimes on shore, disguises, conspiracies, and all the machi nery of romance, form the main componency of this perform. ante. It contains an account of the French invasion of the Netherlands in 1794, whether the adventures of the hero carried him to be a witness of the atrocities and horrors of that bloody period. Its sea-scenes are the best : these are perfectly genuine. Among the characters, that of the late Sir Joseph Yorke (called Captain Yorick) is strikingly brought out ; and old Blocks, the gunner, and Joe Breeze, of the Roaring Boreas, are, we doubt not, originals, though we have not the honour to recognise them. A narrative of the crew of a brig, reduced to perish by starvation, is dreadfully distinct, and Lord Byron's is not more powerful nor poetical. With all the seaman's rough ness, a fine healthy tone, both of moral and r, ligious feeling, is the prominent and essential quality of this work.—Literary Gazette. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HULL. The Committee met at Ten o'Clock. Daniel Clarke was objected to. Thomas Adamson deposed that the voter told hint, In the course off conversation, that on the morning of the election Mr. Thomas Mid dleton, of Silver-street, came to his house, and asked him to vote for James and Wilberforce. Clarke said he was "poorly," and. that Mr- Middleton then took him to the Greenland Fishery public-house, and_ treated him with a glass of brandy, desiring him to vote as soon as possible. He went and voted for James and Wilberforce. Samuel Jackson, the landlord of the Greenland Fishery, was rie3c called, but seemed scarcely able to recollect anything which took pla ces on that morning. He stated that he knew neither Middleton nor Clarke- The Committee retained the vote. Joseph Boston was next objected to. It appeared that during the week before the election and on the day of election the voter was drinking on several occasions at the ht.'ose °f, Mr. Bowlby, the Blue Bell, in Witham, and at the Holderness New Inn, kept by Andrew Hare, nearly opposite. He did not pay for t he drink at either place. The Holderness New Inn is the property of Charles Hammond, who was frequently there during the election. Andrew Hare was under examination when our reporter left. MALDON. The Committee met at eleven o'clock, when the case which was opened yesterday was again proceeded with, and was likely to occupy' considerable time, as a great deal of documentary evidence was put in" KINSALE. The Committee met at eleven o'clock. Michael Donovan was objected to, on the ground that he had parted with the qualification for which he was registered, by making a marriag e settlement to secure a certain income to his wife and fami,.Y. The case had not been concluded when our reporter left. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D,&Y•) DEAL, APRIL 4.—Wind W. N.W., moderate.—Arrived snit Pr ° ' ceeded for the river the Protector, Buttenshaw, from the Mauritiu s ; and Greyhound, from St. Michael's. Came down from the river and proceeded the Princess Mary, Legg, and Hercules, Craig, for Quo hoc ; and Matilda Luckie, Munro, for Berbice. Came down and remaist the Duke of Norfolk, Laws, for St. Kitt's ; Hebe, Wilkinson, for Jamaica; and Suffolk, for Richebncto. PORTRHOUTII, APRIL 4.—Wind W.N.W. to N., fine.—Arrived h er Majesty's ship Inconstant, for Plymouth. Sailed the Boadicea tra ng" port, Parson, for Chatham. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 3.—Wind S. W.—Arrived two transports, frc o the Westward, Sailed the New Eagle, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, APRIL 3.—Wind variable, light breftes and fine.—A rived the Scio, Teasdale, from Cephalonia; and Etna, Sloss, from C e tania. Sailed her Majesty's steamer Meteor, Lieutenant Pritchard, for $ cruize; Vibelia, Pentneath, for St. Petersburgh ; and Alonzo, Trop , for Plymouth. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 4.—Wind N. W. moderate.—Arrived the Coll.' merce, Parry, from Charleston ; Racer, from Palermo ; Colosse, Gore. from Senegal; Active, Silhy, from St. Übes. MARGATE, APRIL 4.—Arrived off port, the Alexander, SmitherS, from Oporto. WATERFORD, APRIL ‘2.—Arrived the Queen 'Victoria, from London• HULL, APRIL 4.—Arrived the Monarch, (Steamer) from Hamburgh• SHANNON, APRIL 2.—Arrived the Emily, from London. YARMOUTH, APRIL 4.—The Comet or Commerce of Poole, was ru n foul of last night, off Cromarty, by a Brig of Sunderland, bound to Arn e " rica, and lost her bowsprit and received other damage. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 4.—A boat marked Gentoo, from Greenock. James Block, was picked up 27th ult., and a cask of wine 31, by th e Emily, arrived in the Shannon. SIIIELDS, APRIL 3.—The Dugal, Dixon, which upset at Gosford Spout 31st ult., has been got afloat and into dock. VALENCIA, MARCH 17.—The John and William, Stanley, of Da't mouth, which was stranded Oct. 15, was get off 6th inst., A nd has been repaired. The Hope (Packet) from Havanna!), is supposed to be arrived in the channel. The Elizabeth Caroline, from St. Andrews to Jamaica, was abandoned on the 7th ult., in lat. 48, lon. 35, dismasted and carter-logged. The Courrier de la Guayra, from Bordeaux to Vera Cruz, was totsllp wrecked at the latter port, Ist February. The William and Ann, Sinclair, laden with Coals, was upon th e rocks near Burnt Island, Ist inst., and leaky. From thirty to forty casks, apparently o il, wer e . passed about 1 gth ult., in lat. 43, lon. 11, by the Busy, Browning, arrived at Baltimore . The Concepcion, Giochea, from London to Malaga and Alicant, put into Vigo about 18th December, and sailed again Bth ult". BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPER BRUSSELS, Armr, 1 —The Illoniteur Beige pkublishes a report addressed to the King, by the Minister of tilt' with a general view of the Commerce of Belgium , r rith F i t ) : tab roign countries during five years 1831 t 071835. The' for 1836 to 1837 will shortly be ready. These tables s b °w h i n i very great and progressive increase in the value both of t - imports and exports.—Courrier Beige. r the The trial of the Lynx for the publication 0- gel., pamphlet, entited, " Turpitude of the Home Office of giuna unveiled by the Lynx,"—has commenced. The T o dictment was against the editor M. Vanden Plas, and printers. The prosecution of the two last is abandoned. 1t number of witnesses on both sides are so very great that tat" trial will probably last some days. Interior, r t CARLSRUHE, MARCII 27.—This morning at hait - P as dled o'clock the Minister of the Interior, M. Ludwig consider in an apoplectic fit. Yesterday, though suffering to pain, he closed the Assembly of the Estates, and addressed.o the two Chambers expressions of confidence and gratiter. which will be long remembered. He was in his 61st 3 and He was equally esteemed and honoured by his Sovereiga.noubt his fellow-citizens, as one of the most active, able, and uprta of our public men. PESTM, MARCH 23 —We begin to breethe more frOelY courage and confidence return. We bear little or nothing a' further damage to the houses. The number of those destroyed must be above 2,000, but most of them were the very worst in Pesth, and the whole of them not worth so much as the 100 or 150 of thefine buildings which remain. DUTCH FUNDS.-:AmsTERDAm, APRIL 2. Money. 1 3 ' 115 ' Actn.ii Debt, 21 per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. 95y3 102 !nor t :;vntlic, 4 percent...... ............ Ditto, ditto, 3 2 per cent 79 „, 80 Commercial Company, 4';, per cent IB 3 IA 1541 4 Ditto (1832 and 1833) 5 per cent. Loan 1836, 4 per cent. — Ditto 1037, 6 per cent. Exchange on London, One month l2 05 Two months BELGIAN I , UNDS—BaussELs, APR 3. Actual Debt, *L,', per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. lO l l4 Loan of Thirty Millions; O4U Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 9BB Society of Commerce, 45. i per Cent l7O Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 145 National Society Brussels Papers, April 3. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Viirxrra, Mance 21.07 Five per Cents. Metalliques 107 Four per Cents. Three par Cents. Bank Shares 1449 -4//gemeineZeitung, March 31. HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, 11Assn 30. Bills. Money r Austrian MetaP yi si 1(0 iques, 5 per cent. Ditt .. ditto 3 percent. Ditto ditto 2i per cer.t - Ditto Bank Shares 1439 1435 % 10S 3 A 1(8 4 - , ..ig10-Itussian Loan Paper Inscription, 6 per cent — Russian 5 per cents. Metal. Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series Ditto, Certificates rortuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent 29 -- Ditto, 3 per cent l9 ..-- Dutch 2. , ,, per Cents. - Ditto 5 per Cents — Polish Bonds, 3 per cents. New Tickets l6l 161 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents ..... 72% 72 Norwegian Loan of IEO4, 4 per cents Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents — Cortes Loan, 5 per Cent lB -- Greek 4 per cents. 1833, guaranteed by France —..— EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, MARCH no —l3 10L5 ; two months, 13 9. STOCKHOLM, 'MARCH 23.—Two months, 12 24. BERLIN, MARCH 27.—Three invnths, 6. 25% —Hamburg Papers, March 30. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, MARCH 29. Bills. ganef , St. Schuld. Sch., 4 per cent 102 38 102% Pruskian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 103.4, 102% Exchange on London, three months 6 25j. Prussian Stale Gazette. March 30. THE ARMY. The 2d battalion of the Grenadier Guards embark this ey at Portsmouth on board the Inconstant frigate and fir" el troop-ship for Canada. The 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards are to g°..°,110 board the Edinburgh, 74, and Athol troop-ship, but the t" of their embarkation has not yet been determined on. There is not the slightest intention of sending two WI of Life Guards and a battalion of the Rifle Britzade, a% ported. Ocl Major-General Sir Thomas Pearson, formerly of the , to Fusileers, a very distinguished officer, has been appointe%ir the command of the northern district in Ireland, vic ° , l „ ri t James Macdonnell. It is generally supposed that the gel,-3a General will appoint his son, Lieutenant Pearson, o f the Light Infantry, his Ae-e-Camp. tr° Colonel Cooper, for id mer d ly Military Secretary to Sir J'° 'to Kempt in Canada, has been appointed Military Secretary the Earl of Durham, with a salary of 7001. per annum. te , The Ist battalion of the Ist Royals have received the renfor and have moved from Athlone to Belfast, there to ernba ri ‘ 4 2cl Scotland. They will be replaced in Ireland by the Highlanders, from Glasgow. The 48th Regiment, under the command of Colonel if als, have moved from Birr to Athlone, to replace th e R°Y.list having been relieved by the 97th Regiment from Dublin, arrived there from this country. The head-qttarters of the 98th Regiment still remain at -d take!' up Weedon, but six companies have left that place an— its the quarters vacated by the 86th in Manchester and neighbourhood. A move of the different cavalry regiments in this cotiatil will take place early in May.—Morning Paper. I -- STATE OF TRADE.—The market has again boil exceedingly flat, and goods and yarns are both fower 631/ they were a week ago, with a very limited deman d. A Failure i of a print-house (but of no very great extent) wa s announccw yesterday. —Manchester Guardian. The ayaet Thositivly o ens on Easter Monday. H During rk the recess eatre th p e interi e o'r of p this fashionabll place of amusement has been entirely repainted and decorated in a novel and costly manner. Mesdames Celeste, M Glovesr, Taylor, Waylett, Fitzwilliam, Sala, Humby, a nd es s. Rayner, Wrench, Buckstonc, Strickland, Webster, He of g &e., are engaged. A beautiful and clev er actress of t name of Cooper; Sheridan Knowles' ce lebrated pupil, Miss Elphinstone, and a son of Mrs. Glover's, of whom report speaks highly, will make their first appearances.ir farewell , V eb t r i s , an d Charles Matthews will also play the nights here previous to their departure for America. . tt ,1 e n rew* The new suspension-bride at Andelys, i Eure, having sustained the requ i s ite p roof, has been th open to the public, .